Following the presentation of irrefutable evidence, the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Homicide and Femicide in the metropolitan region secured a unanimous verdict from the Tribunal for the aggravated homicide. In the early hours of Saturday, January 16, 2021, while a woman was at a home in a neighborhood during a family celebration, several individuals fired shots from a moving vehicle and fatally shot her. The Public Ministry reported that the sentencing hearing is scheduled for the upcoming December 10 at 3:30 p.m., when the criminal sentence and years of imprisonment to be served by the responsible party will be determined.
The Tribunal of Trial of the First Judicial Circuit of Panama issued a guilty verdict this Tuesday against 34-year-old Gustavo Enrique Sánchez. It was proven that he murdered a 21-year-old woman on January 16, 2021, in the Nuevo Tocumen area, specifically in the Los Cántaros neighborhood. The apparent target of the attack was the young woman's boyfriend, but he was unharmed. Following the crime, the suspect was captured in the afternoon of the same day and prosecuted.
